Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority, FICORA

The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA) operates under the Ministry of Transport and Communications. It promotes the availability of diverse electronic media services. FICORA collects television and licence fees, issues licences for short-term television and radio broadcasting, monitors the content of television and radio programmes and advertisements, and monitors the level and quality of general postal services.

FICORA also centrally administers radio frequencies. This nationally and internationally important responsibility ensures effective and disturbance-free use of frequencies.

FICORA maintains situation awareness of communications networks and information security and provides information about possible data security threats. Its goals also include increasing information security awareness and skills among citizens and businesses through guidelines and consumer events, such as the National Information Security Day. As network technologies continue to develop constantly, FICORA also seeks to ensure the interoperability of communications networks and services.

FICORA continues the operations of the Telecommunications Administration Centre, which was established in 1988. The agency changed its name to FICORA in 2001.